I made this dress for an intimate wedding that we attended at the weekend, which had a dress code of smart casual – whatever that means!
I’m not sure why I am calling it my Lottie dress, but the minute I first put it on, that’s the name that came into my mind, so that’s what it is.
The pattern is a self-drafted funnel necked dress that I made during my pattern making class at Workspace-FADS, and I absolutely love it. It is a real pleasure to sew from a pattern where everything lines up and you know the fit is perfect. The fabric is a beautiful 100% cotton knit that I bought on my trip to Hong Kong. I am so glad to have this out of my stash and made into something so wearable.
I was extremely pleased with the pattern placement. I didn’t really have enough fabric for this dress and so I had to work hard to get that wide band at the top of the dress. The sleeves had to be cut in two pieces to fit them onto the fabric and the pattern matching on the outside seam is so perfect that Mark couldn’t tell that there was a seam down the middle. I was also pretty happy with my side seams.
The wedding ceremony was in a suite in a local hotel and these photos were taken on the balcony. We battled the sun and the wind, and I thought I’d include this photo where I appear to have sprouted horns!
And a final photo of Mark and me taken by one of the other guests. It was a lovely wedding.
The bag is a gold Japanese knot bag, and I am currently hosting a sewalong for this bag. Shoes are Christian Louboutin. Mark is wearing a shirt and trousers made by me. Venue is the Crown Metropol.
Great dress, perfect for your wedding.
thank you Anne!
Lovely dress and the golden bag is the perfect match.
Thank you 🙂
Wow! You look so tall and slim on these pics. This is the kind of dress that really emphasizes one of your best features: long legs. And again: these shoes! You look wonderful and so does Mark.
Thank you Hélène, I really appreciate this comment as I’m rather short!
What a lovely chic dress! and a really good use of your HongKong souvenir. The print is so interesting. It reminds me of that Louis Vuitton dress that was on the cover of Vogue magazine
Lovely combo
Thanks Marieke
The dress is gorgeous and you look beautiful in it. Hope to have time to check out your sew along. What impressive work you do.
Thank you Vera. It’s not too late to join the Sewalong!
Beautiful fabric and great use to make it shine. I’m impressed with your stripe matching.
You and your hubby look so cute together!
Thank you, I’m so thrilled to have used this fabric.
Your dress is smart and you can dress it casual, too 😉 your pattern placement is impeccable. Together with your chic shoes and your bag it is a perfect outfit. You are such a handsome couple. By the way, I had thought you were tall, too!
Thank you, and I’m only tall in high heels!
devilishly good dress 😉 The pattern placement is spot on. Isn’t it great when you manage to realise the potential of one of your cherished pieces of fabric.
Absolutely! One of the reasons that I have a large stash is that I’m usually too scared to cut the fabric.
You look gorgeous in this dress. I love the style and the fabric is perfect. Great job on the pattern matching – look at those sleeves!
Thanks Meg!
Lovely dress, Sue! Elegant and original! Colours look fabulous on you.
Love the picture of you and Mark at the end. Your dress looks great.
The light in that last photo is magic! Beautiful smart casual dress.
Great dress, that fabric looks amazing.
Thank you Barbara, it’s one of my favourites!
Such a pretty fabric. I would have thought it was all one piece too! Love your horns! Nice to see others have unforeseen photo problems too!
A very successful marriage of pattern to fabric. This has turned out lovely Sue and so wonderful that you designed the pattern too.
Great dress, but whoa, men’s trousers and shirt. Kudos to you for sewing those!
That is a Great dress!!